The St. Michael Church (Michaelerkirche) was built in the 17th century in the Baroque style. The Michaelerkirche towers were built from 1766 to 1770. The church existed as a collegiate church until the abolition of the Jesuit Order in 1773.
The Basilica of St. Lawrence was originally a Romanesque basilica, which was rebuilt and extended in Gothic style in 1323. It rises above the remains of the walls of the previous Roman buildings, which were uncovered during archaeological excavations between 1960 and 1966.
Kremsmünster Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 777 by the Bavarian Duke Tassilo III. From the middle of the 17th century, a large complex was built on top of the previous building. Together with Melk Abbey, it is one of the largest in Austria. Among the builders were Carlo Antonio Carlone and Jakob Prandtauer, who also designed the Melk Monastery Church. The monastery is known for its observatory (mathematical tower from 1750) and its school. The Kremsmünster Abbey Library is one of the largest and oldest in Austria. The magnificent 65-metre long room contains about 160,000 volumes, the most famous of which is the Codex Millenarius dating from around 800.
The Roman Catholic Carmelite Church was built between 1690 and 1726 in place of an older church. The model of this church was the Vienna Josefskirche.
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